Class J's - trackworthiness?

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I'll take a shot at your question.  I read that N & W main line  trackage was 
re-gauged after the steam era ended.  This would have reduced  the spread on 
curves, no longer needed to suit the effective wheelbase of main  line steam, 
such as the J.  The accidents cited in the story took place in  the 80's and 
90's; suggesting that the J's might not have been 'picky'; but that  they were 
operating under 'borderline' conditions which did not exist 40 years  earlier.
 
Jerry Crosson
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